Category Archives: Personal

My friend Personal Demon has reminded me (and belatedly congratulated me) on my one-year blogging anniversary, which I began writing on August 14th, 2007.  I had completely forgotten the date.  Thanks to everyone who has been reading my posts so … Continue reading →

I just thought I’d mention that I probably won’t be posting for a few days: I’m heading to the Chicago area to go on a fossil hunt with my Dad!  On top of that, as soon as I get back … Continue reading →

No doubt feeling chastised by reading Greg Laden’s post on blogrolling, I’ve added a few extra links to mine: Optical Futures, Podblack Cat, and Laelaps. I’m sure more will appear in the future, and I’ll have to figure out how … Continue reading →

I’ve got lots of nifty science stuff to blog about, but this week the fiancée and I will be closing on our new house and moving in, so I’ll probably be posting short and light. I’ll hopefully be back next … Continue reading →

Just a quick note: I’ve been trying to convince some of my colleagues for some time to do some guest blogging here. One of them, who will be known as cairochemist, has fallen for my spiel… ahem… *cough* *cough*… has … Continue reading →

I feel like a kid again. When I was young, I scrupulously saved my ‘proof-of-purchase’ from all my Star Wars figures so that I could get the precious Boba Fett action figure, which could only be purchased through mail order. … Continue reading →

As of yesterday evening, ‘Babs67 aka The Girlfriend’ became ‘Babs67 aka The Fiancée’! I proposed at one of our favorite local restaurants, and she said yes! (I wasn’t particularly worried about the answer, considering we had spent a number of … Continue reading →

I haven’t had much time to write a detailed optics post lately. I’m trying to get a couple of papers prepared for publication, and that’s been hindered by coursework and the travel I’ve been doing. Beyond that, I haven’t seen … Continue reading →

Just a quick note: I’ll be heading off to give another talk tomorrow, so my posting may be light for a few days again. I’ve got some cute stuff I’ve been working on, though, so if I have time, I’ll … Continue reading →

Just an entertaining blog stats observation: a few days ago I noticed that my blog stats started to really spike upwards. This completely confused me at first, as all the hits were appearing on my semi-old post on elephant intelligence. … Continue reading →